Makayla Brownlee – American Idol Today’s guest is Makayla Brownlee. Makayla is 17 years old and lives in Wellington, Kansas. After competing at the Wichita American Idol auditions, Makyla made it to the celebrity judge round in Oregon and then made it to Hollywood! After a few rounds in Hollywood, Read more…
Today’s guest is Kenzie Borland. Kenzie is a co-owner of Dead Center Vintage. She recently started a resource on how to support small businesses in Wichita during the COVID-19 stuff going on in 2020. Please visit https://www.ictresponse.com/ to see how you can help. Also support Kenzie’s business http://deadcentervintage.com/ !
Why is Wichita called the ICT? Wichita has a lot of nicknames: the 316, Ta-Town, Doo-Dah (this will have to be an article of it’s own), the Air-Capital of the world, ICT, and many more (including several that aren’t family friendly, but very entertaining). Wichita, KS – The ICT ICT Read more…
Today’s guest is Daniel Rivera. Daniel is a sales representative for Faith2Influence. Faith2Influence focuses on helping men show up as leaders in business and their families. They create a community and host retreats in Colorado springs, Houston, and soon to be in Wichita. Today’s sponsor is Il Primo Espresso Café. Read more…
Intrust Bank Arena first opened in January 2, 2010 and has hosted a wide array of events since then. The arena is located downtown at the northeast corner of Emporia and Waterman Streets. The arena seats 15750 for concerts, 15004 for basketball games, and 13450 for hockey games. It is home to the Wichita Thunder (hockey) and the Wichita Force (indoor football). It has hosted numerous concerts, NCAA Basketball events, UFC, indoor football, monster trucks, hockey, and much, much more.
Today’s guest is Cody Weber. Cody is a personal trainer and owner of Elevation Performance, a gym in Andover. We talk about his journey from the west coast, to Iowa, to corporate America and finally to opening his own gym. Cody is really honest with past mistakes and it made Read more…
Today’s guest is Mollie Beaver. Mollie is currently a junior at Trinity Academy in Wichita, KS. She is a musician who sings, plays guitar, piano and ukulele, and has performed at various venues across the US. Mollie has also competed on The Voice and American Idol and making it past Read more…
Today’s guest is Kelsie Brown. Kelsie is a mom and a blogger at kelsiebrownblog.com. We have known Kelsie for a long time and wanted a chance to tell her story of how she built her blog and what inspires her. Enjoy our conversation with Kelsie Brown. Show Notes: https://kelsiebrownblog.com/ https://kelsiebrownblog.com/virtual-coffee/ https://www.instagram.com/kelsiebrownblog/ Read more…
‘Feminism with a Smirk:’ A Wichita Artist with a Social Message
Welcome to another episode of the Wichita Life Podcast. My name is Landon Huslig. Today’s guest is home town hero Davontae Harris. if you haven’t heard his name yet, you’re about to start hearing it a lot more. Davontae played football at Wichita South and Illinois State before being drafted Read more…
A new era of baseball has arrived in Wichita. The Wichita Wind Surge will take the field in April 2020. The new stadium in Wichita will host many events!
A guide to the best breakfast places in Wichita, Kansas. This list was recommended by Wichitans and voted on by Wichitans.
Good Day Kansas is a great segment on KSN where Josh Silverman and Jillian Carroll go all over Kansas interviewing and telling the good stories of people in Kansas. We would like to say thank you to Jillian Carroll, Josh Silverman, and the team at Good Day Kansas for having Read more…
If you have been in Wichita for any amount of time, odds are you’ve been to the Keeper of the Plains. But do you know about the Wichita Troll Statue?
Are you a budding entrepreneur in the Wichita area? Or maybe just want to get more involved in town and network, but you don’t know where to start? Here is a list of several organizations in town to help you get started: Event Based Twice a year (Typically fall & Read more…
The Keeper of the Plains in Wichita, KS is one of the primary icons to Wichita. Created by Blackbear Bosin, The Keeper offers a piece of history in WIchita.
Today’s guest is Jason Toevs. Jason is the co-founder and CTO of Quicc, a tech company right here in Wichita. Quicc aims to give creators back a billion minutes of their time and help them be heard. We talk all his ventures leading up to Quicc and the start up Read more…
Welcome to another episode of the Wichita Life Podcast. My name is Landon Huslig Today’s guest is Il Primo Espresso Cafe. Il Primo is not only the oldest coffee shop in Wichita, but was also recently renovated! Il Primo has a prime location at Woodlawn and Central. It’s great before Read more…
Welcome to another episode of the Wichita Life Podcast. My name is Landon Huslig. Today’s guests are Shelly and Chris. Shelly and Chris are both campaign managers for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We talk about their personal experience with cancer, the society itself, and the upcoming event Light the Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #20 Welcome to another episode of the Wichita Life Podcast. My name is Landon Huslig. Today’s guest is Hannah Soderstrom and her father Scott. Hannah is a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is currently a junior in high school. We talk about Hannah’s experieince with chemo, Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #19 Kirsten Bender is a Wichita native and owner of The Popcorner. After my parents owned ‘Vic’s Popcorn’ for about 10 years, they sold it to their first employee, Kirsten. We talk all about popcorn, business, and much more. Enjoy my conversation with Kirsten Bender! Today’s podcast Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #18 – Eddie Sandoval, Founder and CEO of Pinole Blue
Wichita Life Podcast #17 Crystal Wiley is a long time fitness instructor and now owner of HotWorx in Wichita. HotWorx is an infrared sauna based fitness studio. We talk about her career, the benefits of HotWorx and infrared sauna, and much more. Enjoy my conversation with Crystal Wiley. Show notes: Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #16 Carson and Anne-Sophie are world travelers. They recently came back to Wichita from 14 months of travel around the world. We talk about their experience, stories, lessons learned, and much more. For pictures of their journey: https://www.instagram.com/moldinglife/ Individual Instagram accounts: https://www.instagram.com/carson.huslig/ https://www.instagram.com/anthemis_ceramics/
Steven Werner – CEO and Founder of Lawn Buddy
Hello Wichita! Many people visit downtown throughout their week, but most of the time people will only hit a few restaurants (often times chain restaurants) and don’t necessarily break out of their bubble. Let us ask you this: How many times have you explored Wichita as a “tourist”? Candace and Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #14 Bob Moullette is the assistant general manager of the current triple A baseball team the New Orleans Babycakes and soon to be Wichita Baseball 2020 team coming in April 2020 to Wichita. We talk Bob’s journey to the sports industry, what Wichita can expect in the Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #13 Andrea Stang is a business strategist helping entrepreneurs in the Wichita area. She is the founder of The Hive which is a co-working space and a community with a focus on women. Enjoy my conversation with Andrea Stang. Show notes: https://www.thehivewichita.com/home-page https://www.instagram.com/thehivewichita/ Lean In – Sheryl Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #12 Shelby Grosch is the author of the book Young dumb and not broke as well as a blog of the same name. We talk about how Shelby got started writing about finance and everything else that goes along with that and starting a side hustle. Enjoy Read more…
Perfect for Easter or parties 1/2 c. dark brown sugar 1/4 c. Makers Mark 46 1/4 c. Maple syrup 3 Tbl. Dijon mustard 3 Tbl. Worcestershire Redmond Real Salt & pepper to taste Combine all ingredients in small saucepan, bring to boil & reduce to simmer, simmering approximately 10-15min. Bake ham Read more…
Dax is an up and coming hip-hop artist. Originally from Ottawa, Canada, he came to the USA to pursue his dream in basketball where he ended up playing Division 1 at Montana and then playing 2 years at Newman University in Wichita where he led the conference in scoring his Read more…
Landon and Candace Huslig interview with DJ Tightpants
Wichita Life Podcast #9 Jenelle Robinson is relatively new to the Wichita area. Her and her family were relocated here and she is looking to make her mark on the community with personal branding photography. She is extremely talented and wants to foster a community of photographers who build Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #8 Shari Burckhardt is an author who specializes in novellas and westerns.Shari teaches English in china, while living in germany with her Chilean husband. We discuss her life as a writer and her fight against a traumatic brain injury and how it still affects her short term Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #7 Jacob Bowling is a radio personality out of Wichita, Kansas who goes by DJ Tight Pants. Jacob talks about how he became a radio personality and his journey to being a ninja and competing on American Ninja Warrior.
‘Back to the drawing boards’: Wichita State looking to bounce back after 13-point season-opener loss Sports with Aliyah – @funschelle18 https://sportswithaliyah.com/2018/11/07/back-to-the-drawing-boards-wichita-state-looking-to-bounce-back-after-13-point-season-opener-loss/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Wichita State lost a season opener for the first time in 16 seasons after Louisiana Tech handed the Shockers a 13-point loss in their official first game of Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #6 Rolf Potts is a world-renowned travel writer, journalist, and podcaster. Rolf grew up in Wichita before beginning his writing and travel career. Rolf is best known for his book Vagabonding and one of his newest projects, his podcast Deviate with Rolf Potts. We discuss his writing, Read more…
Animal Planet Pull the alarm God Someone let that water down The tension in this room is Agonizing I could pounce On you Like two animals at a watering hole Animal planet I could devour you Flame to my gasoline Danger to my dangerous You’ve me in heat God My Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #5 Jacob Wayman is an entrepreneur who grew up in the Wichita area. In addition to working at Cornejo and Sons and his own consulting group, Jacob helped start and run many of the staples of the Wichita entrepreneurial scene. To name some of these: Start Up Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #4 Steven Nguyen is an undefeated professional MMA Fighter and the EFC Featherweight Champion. Steven was born and raised in the Wichita with a dream of fighting in the UFC. He is part of the new breed of well-rounded mma fighters on the come up to the big leagues. Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #3 Jon Gordon is the pastor of neighborhood fellowship, orphan care, and racial reconciliation where he spends a lot of time with the homeless in Wichita. Jon shares his experience of living with the homeless for a whole week during the summer. We discuss his thoughts on pan handlers, Read more…
Wichita Life Podcast #2 Lucas Hanson is the CEO of Feest, a mobile app based out of Wichita that helps connect people with local happy hours, specials, and more. This is his first time on the Wichita Life Podcast. Lucas graduated from Newman University where he was the captain of Read more…
Peyton Huslig is the quarterback at Missouri State University. He is a native of Andover, Kansas and graduated from Andover Central High School in 2016. This is his first time on the Wichita Life Podcast.
